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In case you missed it, NBC's Today show filmed live from the Loews Miami Beach Hotel today. In addition to hosting performances by Pitbull and Flo Rida, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and company made a stop at the South Beach Food & Wine Festival with none other than Paula Deen. [All Day Today]

Alex Gartenfeld, senior editor of Art in America and Interview online, has been named curator for the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami. The 26-year-old writer, historian, and critic has worked on more than 25 international exhibitions. [Art in America]

Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein and her husband Dr. Lenny Hochstein have offered preservationists the chance to relocate the historic Star Island house they had originally planned to demolish in order to build their "dream home." The couple even offered to help cover the moving bill. [Curbed Miami]

The Knight Arts Challenge—which has funded the exploration of more than 140 creative ideas in the past five years—is now accepting new submissions. You have through March 4 to apply to make your artistic dream a reality. [NBC Miami]